Fountain comb



G. M. CHARLES.

FOUNTAIN COMB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2 4| 1921.

Patented A ryls, 1922'.

[WM/wa s UHTED GEORGE M. CHARLES, or,wAsHINero1v,;-msrmo r or COLU BIA.

FOUNTAIhTiQQMB/ T0 dZZw/mm it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. CHARLES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Fountain Combs; and I do hereby declare the following to be. a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use, the

same.

' This invention relates to combs and more particularly stated contemplates the production of a fountain comb which can be easily held in the'hand and through which material of either a liquid or gaseous nature can be directed for washing or otherwise treating the hair.

It is an object of my present invention to form a comb with a material receiving-compartment which latter is provided with a series of unrestricted dischargefopenings located adjacent the respective teeth of the comb and adapted to deliver a' streamof material along the under face of the teeth toward the point or extreme endthereof.

Another object of my invention is-to provide a fountain comb the several teethof which are arcuately disposed and the general contour of the comb, being of such curved shape aslto'be readily-held in the hand and trating the curved contour of the combwhich readily conforms to the hand;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the comb; and

Fig. 4 is a view looking against the under face of the comb and illustrating the discharge openings in their close relation to the several teeth of the comb.

My present invention has been designed as Application filed. Au us a, 1921 serial No.4 95,i4s

"sourceof supply,

the comb. I

It therefore has been found possible todean improvement over several patents already granted to me.

IIeretofore valved devices have been: as-

sociated with the material receiving chamber, and the user has controlled at will the Specification of Letters Yatent. Patentgd-A 18,1922

discharge of the liquidfrom the comb. Certam disachrantages'have been experienced in the'use of these known forms of fountain combs. I In practice it has beenf0und that the supply of the material can be bestconjtrolled from a valve at or approximating the I leaving the hand and fingers free to properly grasp and manipulate sign a simple, light and particularly eifecjfive comb g. a, Shape not unlike 'that of "the human hand and fingers, and a cleansact1on similar,t o the passage of the fingers through the hair.; In shape my comb is relatively shallow or thin. and can beeasily and fectivelyinoved through the hair in anatural manner as will be understood.

Referring to the drawings the comb is which project is curved and merges intotheupper faces of the teeth, which latter-are alsoperceptibly curved as shown.' l3ot h of-said curved por tion's form'afeontinuous convex surface for fitting the. palm of the handwhen slightly c rved. The bottom wall of the casingis substantially flatand merges into'the'under ffaces-of the teeth at an angle as shown. The

comfortablypositioned inthe hand and' efi formed of a unitary or one piece casting of any suitable material, and comprises a icasing or portion 1 from. the teeth 2. The upper wall of the casing *1 teethand the spaces formedtherebetween constitute what might be termed the front a nipple or hose connectionfiis threaded.

Formed withinv the casing l which 1s closed at both ends by relatively fixed or mun-rul comb. Therear wall 3 of the jcasing unites the respective top and bottom walls, and as shown is preferablyflared at 1 its center to formaboss 4 into whic latter.

stationary end walls is the material receiv-- ing chamber 6, (seeFig. 3). In cross section it isof triangular formation, and in capacity it is sufliciently large to insure asteady discharge of the material through the openings 7 provided for each tooth of the comb. The

V openings are slantingly arranged within the An opening. is preferably bottom wall of the casing and serve to direct the material against substantially the entire 7 end of each tooth.

under face 8 of each tooth. From a standpoint of communication as viewed in-Fig. 3, the opening 7 serves to substantially aline the flow of the liquid as it enters the intake nozzle with the under face of the centrally positioned teeth against which it is di charged. hen in use, the material flows from the chamber of the comb through the openings 7 along the under face of the teeth to the extreme ends thereof, and is immediately available against the surface over which the comb is moved. By this construction the material is prevented from spraying above the comb, and the force of each stream is concentrated at the point or The end teeth are shown as not provided with openings 7, thereby reducing the tendency of the material to unduly spread or trickle beyond the comb and the surface over which the comb is being moved. I

A hose or similar connection shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, is fitted upon the nipple or connection 5, and the passage of the material into the chamber of the comb can be readily regulated from the source of supply.

It will be understood that the comb can be made of varying size and capacity, and of a material which will be both durable, and light in weight. The shape of the comb may also be slightly varied. It is apparent however, that the contour of the comb conforms to the human hand and in use produces results which are similar to the hand and more especially the finger rubbing commonly practiced in washing the hair.

I claim: I a

1. A fountain comb comprising a casing provided with relatively stationary end avails and having a chamber therein, a series of teeth pro ecting from the casing and forming integral continuations thereof, and means including a series of relatively small openings provided in the chamber for deliv- Qllng the material against the under face of the teeth of the comb.

2. A fountain comb comprising a one piece casing closed at both ends and having a curved upper wall and a series ofprojecting curved teeth forming cont-inuations of the .endwvalls and. formed with. a curved wall and projecting teeth forming acontinuous convex surface foi' fitting the hand when slightly curved, a chamber in said casing, an inlet for the chamber, and an outlet for delivering material to the ends of theaforesaid teeth. v 7

l. A fountain comb comprising a one piece casing closed at both ends and formed with a curved wall and projecting curvedteeth foiniing a continuous convex surface arranged and adapted to conform to the curvature of the hand when held therein, a material receiving chamber in said comb, an inlet for said chamber, and an outlet for discharging the material from the chamber against substantially one entire face of the teeth of the .comb, and toward the extreme ends,

thereof. 7 v v 5. A fountain comb comprising a casing provided with relatively stationary, end walls, said casing being formed with a curved wall and projecting curved teetharranged and adapted to conform to the curvature of the hand when held therein, a material receiving chamber in said comb, an inlet for said chamber upon one sideof the casing,and a series of outlet open ngs arranged at the juncture of-the teeth of the comb with the .casing, each of said openings being .1

adaptedto' deliver awstrcain of material against. substantially the entire undei face ofthe teeth of the comb and toward-the extreme ends thereof. I

In testimony whereot I afiix mysignature, n presence of a subscribing Witness. 7

GEORGE M. CHARLES.

lVitness:

JAMES H. MARK. 

